Process Engineer

Description

Position Overview :

The Process Engineer is responsible for supporting Gopher's manufacturing through designing, implementing, and optimizing battery recycling and manufacturing processes to transform raw materials into final products by improving efficiency, safety, and quality. Key responsibilities include analyzing workflows, monitoring process and associated equipment performance, implementing process improvements, instituting manufacturing best practices, troubleshooting and resolving issues, and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations. This role reports directly to the Director of Process Engineering.

Responsibilities :

• Comply with and support all department and corporate policies and procedures; Environmental, Health, and Safety policy and procedures; and OSHA guidelines
• Provide Department Manager with data analysis around production rates and process health daily
• SME level understanding of the daily department operations and current process conditions to proactively take initiative to meet production goals and targets.
• Develop / improve data reporting and data analytic pages to facilitate process control and optimization
• Adequately assess and predict production impacts and communicate to multiple levels of the business.Provide awareness to the business of changing conditions in processes, being able to provide detailed updates informing others timely on process control variances and approaching production upsets with a troubleshooting / solution orientated mindset to resolve issues.
• Direct Department Managers and Supervisors on actions that need to be taken in production department relating to the processes inputs and outputs to improve production and maintain processes inside control limits.
• Work cross-functionally by building strong partnerships, and with timely communication with other business units (i.e. Operations, Maintenance, Engineering, Safety, Environmental) to work effectively to achieve KPI's and goals for the department and plant.
• Ownership of all Process Engineering responsibilities for the assigned department, including providing process control statistics and analysis with root cause, identifying process changes needed to impact production, leading these responsibilities through to execution.
• Provide continuous improvement support to the across Operations and Maintenance departments to implement projects successfully meeting timelines.
• During planned downtime, plan and execute responsibilities meeting Gantt chart timelines and workflow timelines.
• Develop, document, maintain, and standardize production floor processes and procedures to facilitate production
• Perform all other related duties as assigned

Requirements :

Preferred Qualifications :

Physical Requirements :

Compensation Information :

Salary Range : $95,946 - $158,222. This position is also eligible for a short-term incentive plan which is determined by the achievement of strategic objectives. The market rate for the role is typically at the midpoint of the salary range; however, variations in final salary are determined by additional factors such as candidate qualifications, relevant years of experience, geographic location, internal pay equity, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Benefits : Gopher Resource is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package that promotes the health, wellness, and financial security of our employees. List of benefit offerings include medical & pharmacy, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), dependent care spending account, life insurance, disability programs, telemedicine, parental leave, tuition support, legal insurance, identity theft protection, gym membership discounts, EAP, 401(k) with a company match, and paid time off (vacation, personal, bereavement, holidays).

Gopher Resource is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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